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Which of the following best explains why pitched roofs are more common in the arctic than in the tropics?
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religious customs
geographic differences
geographic differences
availability of building materials
availability of building materials
aesthetic differences
aesthetic differences
proximity to the coastline
(1 pt)
Responses
religious customs
geographic differences
geographic differences
availability of building materials
availability of building materials
aesthetic differences
aesthetic differences
proximity to the coastline
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geographic differences
Pitched roofs are common in the Arctic because the climate (heavy snowfall and freezing) makes steep roofs useful for shedding snow and preventing structural load and water infiltration; that need is absent in the tropics.
Pitched roofs are common in the Arctic because the climate (heavy snowfall and freezing) makes steep roofs useful for shedding snow and preventing structural load and water infiltration; that need is absent in the tropics.
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